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Before applying for a business license through the Office of the Commissioner of the Revenue, it is necessary to register the business name with the Circuit Court Clerk if the business will be operating under an assumed or fictitious name.

Exceptions

If the

sole proprietor's last name is in the name of the business

business will be incorporated and will be conducting business under the corporate name

Registering a Fictitious Name

Business owners are encouraged to research names already registered to ensure that the name to be registered is available.

Official indexes of all fictitious names on record are available in the Circuit Court Record Room.